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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What element of her life does Maddie decide that she would risk in order to keep her promise to herself?
(a) Her self-respect.
(b) Her record of perfect attendance.
(c) Her friendship with Peggy.
(d) Her gold star.

2. The letter that arrives for Miss Mason states that the writer's family is moving to what type of location?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A big city.
(c) A Canadian city.
(d) A European city.

3. Which members of the class in Room 13 are tasked with submitting designs for motorboats?
(a) Students with last names beginning with letters A through L.
(b) Students with last names beginning with letters M through Z.
(c) The boys.
(d) The girls.

4. On what kind of assignment is Maddie working at the start of the chapter entitled "The Contest"?
(a) Geography.
(b) Earth science.
(c) Arithmetic.
(d) French.

5. What is the name of the hill down which Maddie and Peggy like to slide?
(a) Barley Hill.
(b) Nob Hill.
(c) Plank Hill.
(d) Hops Hill.

6. Everything about old man Svenson is said to be some shade of what color?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Gray.

7. What class occurs during the first period of the day, just after the contest winners have been announced?
(a) Study hall.
(b) Arithmetic.
(c) Geography.
(d) Biology.

8. What object are Maddie and Peggy still carrying when they briefly enter the Petronskis' former home?
(a) A wrapped gift.
(b) A cat.
(c) A medal.
(d) An umbrella.

9. Which character is expected by other members of the class to earn a medal in the drawing contest for Room 13?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Maddie.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Wanda.

10. During what month do the events of "Up on Boggins Heights" take place?
(a) October.
(b) March.
(c) December.
(d) November.

11. What is NOT one of the three things Maddie would like to tell Wanda on behalf of herself and Peggy if there is still time to do so?
(a) Her 100 dresses are beautiful.
(b) They think she is smart.
(c) She won the drawing contest.
(d) They are sorry for their cruelty.

12. What term is NOT used to describe the milieu of the moment at which Peggy and Maddie set off toward Boggins Heights?
(a) Damp.
(b) Dismal.
(c) Drizzly.
(d) Dark.

13. What verb does the letter writer in "The Hundred Dresses" chapter use to describe the racial slurs that have been used against the family during their time in town?
(a) Holler.
(b) Think.
(c) Yell.
(d) Whisper.

14. On what type of material had Wanda sketched designs for her 100 entries into the drawing contest?
(a) Cardboard.
(b) Wrapping paper.
(c) Tissue paper.
(d) Newsprint.

15. Wanda's father's name is at one point revealed to be what?
(a) Filip.
(b) Jan.
(c) Antoni.
(d) Jakub.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like on the day when the winners of the drawing contest are announced?

2. Both Wanda's former house and her one blue dress are described as "shabby but" (51) what?

3. What word is used to describe the length of time it takes Wanda to read a certain amount of text during oral reading?

4. When Maddie cannot sleep on the night just after her visit to the Petronskis' former home, what action does she take?

5. What does Maddie ultimately decide about Peggy's statement regarding who deserves the credit for Wanda's win?

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